He lay quietly on the bed without moving, his eyes fixed on the small note on the floor.
Perhaps his family information can be found on that.
Thinking about this, he was really excited, but he didn't dare to move rashly, for fear that someone was setting him up.
After all the noise outside had subsided, he carefully got out of bed, quickly picked up the note, and then went back into bed and lay down as if nothing had happened.
After waiting for a long, long time, and confirming that there was really no movement outside the door, he gently tilted his head and, by the dim candlelight, struggled to read the contents of the note.
The address on it was in Northeast China. Without a doubt, it was the place where the family members had been sent down to the countryside. It also said that the niece was still in Kyoto, in peace. That was all.
However, even this little bit of news made him extremely satisfied, at least confirming that his family members were safe and sound.
After reading the message, not wanting to leave any potential problems, he chewed the note up and swallowed it with water.
Those people are very suspicious. The best way is not to leave even ashes behind, otherwise it may implicate others.
Now that he knew the whereabouts of his family and that someone was planning to harm him, Zhao Cheng was no longer willing to sit idly by and wait for his doom.
After thinking about it for half the night, he decided not to go back to Kyoto, but to go to the Northeast to find his family.
He didn't sleep for the rest of the time, but instead plotted how he could get those people to give up on killing him and just throw him into the Northeast.
After thinking about it for the entire night, he had a general idea in mind.
A moment later, he heard the locked door outside open. After rubbing his throbbing temples, he got up and went to greet the person who came in.
"Hey, Section Chief Zhao, you don't look too good! What's wrong? Didn't you sleep well last night? Is something the matter?"
Zhao Cheng gave a wry smile and offered an explanation.
"What could be wrong with me? I'm just not a good drinker. I guess the wine I drank yesterday was strong. After drinking it, I felt uncomfortable all over and was feeling dizzy."
"Sigh, I guess I'm just getting old and my body isn't what it used to be."
The man sneered twice after hearing Zhao Cheng's explanation.
"Hehe, that's right, it's useless now."
Oh, Section Chief Zhao, please don't misunderstand, I was just talking about myself!
Zhao Cheng smiled and didn't respond to the question.
"Are we... getting ready to leave?"
The man nodded with a strange smile on his face.
"Ah, right, let's go. Do you want to take the things? Although it doesn't really matter whether you take them or not, haha."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Cheng understood what was going on.
Sure enough, they were planning to get rid of him today. In that case, he would definitely be able to see the person he wanted to see today.
Once he meets that person, he will have the opportunity to be sent to the Northeast to be with his family.
Thinking about his plans from the previous night, he felt a little more relaxed and went outside.
Today they are going to meet Yang Yi's rival, Gong Zheng, who is of the same rank as Yang Yi. It is said that the two have been fighting each other for more than ten years.
Zhao Cheng was the main tool today, and Yang Yi was counting on him to perform well so that Gong Zheng could finally show his strength.
Moreover, Yang Yi had waited a year for this opportunity, and now that it had finally come, he certainly wouldn't allow any unexpected events to occur.
That's why Zhao Cheng was certain he would be fine last night, unless Yang Yi didn't want his advanced award this year, but that was impossible.
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